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floslib · 12-17-2008, 05:49 PM

Honestly, I think Steve has the right idea, but takes it a little bit too far in his writing sometimes. However, he's also come right out and told us he does this.

I'm working on getting my own business started now. I'm getting there, but it will likely take some time. I spend a lot of time on it, because I have fun with both aspects of it. I like writing about gaming, and I also enjoy the tinkering with my blog. Looking at it now, it's come a long way from when it was two posts on a stock template with no plugins or recoding done to it.

Now, I haven't made any major changes at any point, but I've kept making small changes over time, and they add up.

But it still has a long way to go. My goal is to have it earning me a good income ($3000/month to be specific) by the end of 2009. In the meantime, I'm looking for a job to cover my expenses. I simply don't have the money to wait for the site to take off, and would like to be able to support myself. If that means another job for a year or two, or however long it takes, then I'm fine with that. I'll try to find a job that's moderately interesting, and if not, I'll know it's only for a couple years.

Of course, getting a job in the meantime is where I disagree with Steve. He would say it's better to be homeless and work towards your goal anyway, though I forget which post I read that in. I'd rather still be able to support myself. In addition, I still need a little money to keep my site going. I may or may not generate what I need through my site before I need to renew it, though I think I will. After that hurdle, I'll have enough to sustain the site on it's own year after year assuming the same or greater income continues to come in.

I agree that I hate the idea of having a job, and have generally seen it as a loss of freedom. However, living at home can also be limiting to freedom as well, as can being homeless, and I'm trading one set of limits for another. Specifically, I'm looking for the set of limits I find least limiting, then picking up that set until I can discard them all completely.

For me, the least limiting of these circumstances would be to have a job and my own apartment, until I can support myself without the job.

12-17-2008, 05:49 PM	#30 (permalink)
floslib Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 254	Honestly, I think Steve has the right idea, but takes it a little bit too far in his writing sometimes. However, he's also come right out and told us he does this. I'm working on getting my own business started now. I'm getting there, but it will likely take some time. I spend a lot of time on it, because I have fun with both aspects of it. I like writing about gaming, and I also enjoy the tinkering with my blog. Looking at it now, it's come a long way from when it was two posts on a stock template with no plugins or recoding done to it. Now, I haven't made any major changes at any point, but I've kept making small changes over time, and they add up. But it still has a long way to go. My goal is to have it earning me a good income ($3000/month to be specific) by the end of 2009. In the meantime, I'm looking for a job to cover my expenses. I simply don't have the money to wait for the site to take off, and would like to be able to support myself. If that means another job for a year or two, or however long it takes, then I'm fine with that. I'll try to find a job that's moderately interesting, and if not, I'll know it's only for a couple years. Of course, getting a job in the meantime is where I disagree with Steve. He would say it's better to be homeless and work towards your goal anyway, though I forget which post I read that in. I'd rather still be able to support myself. In addition, I still need a little money to keep my site going. I may or may not generate what I need through my site before I need to renew it, though I think I will. After that hurdle, I'll have enough to sustain the site on it's own year after year assuming the same or greater income continues to come in. I agree that I hate the idea of having a job, and have generally seen it as a loss of freedom. However, living at home can also be limiting to freedom as well, as can being homeless, and I'm trading one set of limits for another. Specifically, I'm looking for the set of limits I find least limiting, then picking up that set until I can discard them all completely. For me, the least limiting of these circumstances would be to have a job and my own apartment, until I can support myself without the job. Last edited by floslib; 12-17-2008 at 08:51 PM.